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In 2017, AtGames launched the Atari Flashback 8 Gold and the Atari Flashback 8 Activision Edition of their retro game consoles. Both delivered with a few amazing features never before released on an Atari Flashback gaming console before. The Wi-Fi wireless joysticks, pause, fastforward, and rewind, as well as HDMI video out were all highly anticipated features, that after we tested the unit, Atari Edge determined the features all worked very well. One feature that has remained at the top of the gamer's wish list is the addition of an SD card slot for play of downloaded games. This was a feature that was included in both model's of the Atari Flashback Portable, and fans of Atari Edge listed the SD card slot feature as the top addition they would like to see on future Flashback home consoles. With all of the other features added in last years models, the addition of an SD card slot would make the Atari Flashback consoles almost perfect.

When Tempest was released in the arcades in 1981, Atari introduced some cutting edge changes to game play, including progressive level design that not only gave players increasing levels of difficulty, but also completely different board layouts on each level. Most games to this point presented one board and increased the games difficulty by increasing the speed, number, and movement of enemies.

Since the release of the original Tempest game for the arcade, there have been many ports as well as a few sequels released over the years, and the game has been included on gaming compilations, including the recent Atari Flashback 8 Gold, and Atari Flashback portable gaming consoles.

Jeff Minter of Llamasoft had previously developed two sequels of the game, which were named Tempest 2000, and Tempe…

For the fans that have been following the release of Atari's first gaming console since the release of the Atari Jaguar 25 years ago, and thought the chances of a release were slim after the previous Indiegogo campaign was canceled, there is great news. The new console release was not canceled, and was only delayed, as Atari had previously promised. If you have been waiting to purchase the new console, it looks like the wait will be over soon, as a preorder date will be announced in April

Atari, one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers, today proudly announces that “Atari VCS” is the official name of its new retro-inspired gaming and entertainment platform, previously known by its working title “Ataribox.” The company also marks this important milestone by sharing the Atari VCS, Classic Joystick and Modern Controller prototypes with press at this week’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, with the objective to reveal the …